Coco Gauff was criticized by some fans on social media after being disqualified from the 2023 China Open, but Serena Williams’ former coach Rennae Stubbs backed the young American tennis star. Iga Swiatek of Poland defeated the US Open champion in two sets after dominating the contest.
But Stubbs was not pleased with the feedback the young star received on social media after the game. Gauff was unable to play to the best ability in the WTA 1000 competition in Beijing’s semifinal due to an issue in her right shoulder.
Stubbs posted on her official Twitter account and wrote: “The crap I read on Twitter is! People commenting on Coco being this or that as well as other players. Like seriously you people think you’re tough writing as an unknown loser who puts a player down but has never put themselves out there in these kinds of moments! Get a life!”
Gauff explained her condition in the post-match conference and said: “I started feeling pain during the match with Maria Sakkari in the quarterfinals. But I didn’t feel the same pain as today. I felt it in the first set, but I don’t like calling the physiotherapist. My coach advised me to do it and that helped me. It was a new experience for me, I’m not used to playing with pain. It’s not a terrible injury, with a little rest things will settle down.”
The crap i read on Twitter is 🤯! People commenting on Coco being this or that as well as other players. Like seriously u people think you’re tough writing as an unknown loser who puts a player down but have never put themselves out there in these kinds of moments! 🤯 get a life!
— Rennae Stubbs 🟦👍🏼 (@rennaestubbs) October 7, 2023
Coco Gauff in 2023
LWWLWLWWLW Currently the world no.3 (career-high), Coco played her last match on the 7th of October when she lost to world no.2 Iga Swiatek 6-2 6-3 in the semifinal in Beijing (draw).
This season Coco has achieved a compiled 49-14 record. Gauff has won 4 titles in 2023 in Auckland, Washington, Cincinnati and U.S. Open.
